diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/error/error.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror/jsonerror.go
similarity index 99%
rename from src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/error/error.go
rename to src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror/jsonerror.go
index 7b5b6db69..a0111197c 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/error/error.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror/jsonerror.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package error
+package jsonerror
 
 import "fmt"
 
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/error/error_test.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror/jsonerror_test.go
similarity index 97%
rename from src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/error/error_test.go
rename to src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror/jsonerror_test.go
index ae40c918a..33e2ede83 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/error/error_test.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror/jsonerror_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package error
+package jsonerror
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"